Borough and State Forms
All forms are in PDF format.
Dog & Cat Licensing
Dogs and cats must be licensed every year starting January 1st. Failure to license your dog or cat before February 1st will result in a five ($5) dollar penalty for the first month and one ($1) dollar for each month after February.
Dog License Application
Cat License Application
Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
To request copies of Borough records download and submit the form to Borough Clerk Cindy Eckert, 973-347-0252, extension 105, [email protected].
Certification of Habitability
No person, firm or corporation shall sell a dwelling or dwelling unit or permit the same to be sold without first obtaining a certificate of habitability (COH), nor shall any person, firm or corporation buying a dwelling or dwelling unit and intending to occupy the same, do so, without securing a certificate of habitability, as hereinafter provided.
Certificate of Habitability Application
COH Requirements
COH Pre-Checklist
Rental Registration
Each rental unit shall be registered and licensed and inspected annually. No rental unit shall hereafter be rented unless the rental unit is registered and licensed in accordance with this chapter. Must be submitted with lead ispection results or request form if applicable as well as each associated fee.
No Fee
Annual Rental Registration Form
$35 Fee
Lead Based Paint Inspection Request Form
See Fee Schedule in form
Zoning Permit
Zoning permits are required for any expansion to a house footprint (deck, porch, room addition) or the addition of structures (pool, fence, shed, patio, signs), or a change of use, if applicable. Application requires you attach a copy of your property survey detailing the location of the proposed project, including proposed distances to the property lines. Once a zoning permit is issued building permits, if required, may be applied for. Building permit applications can be obtained at the Byram Township Construction Code Office – 10 Mansfield Drive, Stanhope, NJ 07874 – 973-347-2500, extension 123.
Zoning Certificate of Occupancy and / or Change of Business
Voter Registration Information
Voter Registration Application
Vote by Mail Application
Citizen Leadership Volunteer Application
Interested in being a member of the Planning Board, Board of Health or Recreation Commission?